He’s known for shouting down guests and going off on rants during his Good Morning Britain shows, but Piers Morgan got a taste of his own medicine when an interviewee commanded him to “be silent”.

Morgan and his co-host Susanna Reid were speaking to sociology professor Ellis Cashmore, Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies, and transgender journalist India Willoughby about a row over whether transgender athletes who were born into a male body should be allowed to compete in women’s sporting events.

Tennis ace Martina Navratilova had found herself in hot water last week when she claimed that transgender women had an unfair physical advantage and although Davies and Willoughby seemed to agree that could be the case, Cashmore argued strongly for equality and acceptance of transgender athletes.